Police has work to do as Nairobi United close in on CAF history
Mixed fortunes for Kenyans clubs in Champions League and Confederation Cup action. Police lost to Al Hilal Omdurman while Naibois stunned 11-time Tunisian champions...
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Kenyan football clubs experienced contrasting fortunes in CAF inter-club campaigns, with Kenya Police stumbling in the Champions League while Nairobi United achieved a significant win in the Confederation Cup, moving closer to making history.
- Kenya Police, the reigning Kenyan champions, lost 1-0 to Sudan’s Al Hilal Omdurman in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round first leg.
- A solitary strike by Adama Coulibaly secured the win for Al Hilal Omdurman, leaving Police with a challenging return leg in Libya.
- Nairobi United secured a stunning 2-0 victory against 11-time Tunisian champions Étoile Sportive du Sahel in the CAF Confederation Cup.
- The win places Nairobi United on the brink of making Kenyan football history in their debut continental campaign.
- The victory for Nairobi United was dedicated to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and club patron Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.
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